Cybersecurity Strategy (Deputy Director)

Job Description Summary

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. We also develop the Smart Nation infrastructure and applications, and facilitate collaboration with citizens and business to co-develop technologies. Join us as we support Singapore’s vision of building a Smart Nation – a nation of possibilities empowered through info-communications technology and related engineering. The Cybersecurity Group (CSG) is the cybersecurity arm of GovTech that is committed to creating a trusted digital Government for Singapore. You will be joining the Plans, Policy & Strategy (PPSD) team which oversees cybersecurity strategies, policy, and resource- planning.

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Strategy Development, Planning, Execution, and Performance Monitoring

• Lead and manage a dynamic team responsible for the development, execution and continuous refinement of Whole-of-Government (WoG) cybersecurity strategies, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and national cybersecurity objectives.
• Drive strategic planning efforts by identifying capability gaps, emerging risks and opportunities, and translating insights into actionable strategies, policies and programmes that strengthen the security of Government ICT assets.
• Provide leadership and direction to multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration across policy, operations, engineering and governance functions to deliver organisational outcomes.
• Develop innovative and practical approaches to address complex cybersecurity challenges arising from emerging technologies, evolving threat landscapes and changing digital operating environments.
• Lead strategic resource planning and investment efforts, including the development of business cases and funding proposals, to secure resources required to strengthen and scale WoG cybersecurity capabilities.
• Develop, assess and review cybersecurity strategies, policies and governance frameworks in close partnership with stakeholders across Government, driving greater consistency, efficiency and effectiveness across WoG.
• Oversee the implementation of strategic initiatives and transformation programmes, ensuring delivery against intended outcomes, timelines and performance targets.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, outcome measures and reporting frameworks to assess the effectiveness of cybersecurity strategies and initiatives, and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead research and horizon-scanning efforts across cybersecurity, technology, policy and adjacent domains to develop forward-looking frameworks, roadmaps and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Build alignment and influence across agencies, senior stakeholders and external partners to advance strategic priorities and drive coordinated execution of WoG cybersecurity initiatives.
• Provide strategic advice and executive support to senior leadership through the preparation of high-quality reports, policy papers, briefings, presentations, speeches, talking points and responses to Parliamentary Questions and other leadership queries.
• Represent GovTech in cross-government, industry and international engagements, including supporting strategic communications, partnership development, diplomacy efforts and stakeholder management activities.
• Oversee and coordinate key government-to-government (G2G) and government-to-business (G2B) engagements and events, ensuring successful execution and achievement of strategic objectives.

Leadership and People Development

• Lead, mentor and develop high-performing cybersecurity professionals, building organisational capability and delivering an effective, collaborative and outcomes-driven culture.
• Set team priorities, allocate resources effectively and provide coaching and guidance to officers to achieve both operational and strategic objectives.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous learning, while developing future leaders and strengthening succession pipelines within the organisation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Infocomm Security, Computer Science, Computer/Electronics Engineering or Information Technology preferred
• Experience in leading, managing and grooming teams of high-performing individuals
• CISSP and/or CISA certifications would be an advantage
• Knowledge of and interest in emerging cybersecurity threats and trends about the latest cybersecurity technologies, tools, and solutions, and continually assessing their applicability to Government systems
• At least 5-6 years of prior experience in civil service-related work is preferred
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Familiarity with statistical methods and econometrics would be an advantage
• Finance, accounting or legal qualifications or experience would be an advantage
• Clear and logical thinking, and analytical mindset; ability to grasp complex topics and distill into clear and easy-to-understand concepts; ability to develop creative solutions; ability to form logical, coherent reasoning
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
• Able to work independently and persevering attitude
• Singapore Citizen only